Body of Truth: How Science, History, and Culture Drive Our Obsession with Weight--And What We Can Do about It by Harriet Brown

Body of Truth: How Science, History, and Culture Drive Our Obsession with Weight--And What We Can Do about It

Harriet Brown

nonfiction health psychology science reflective fast-paced

missing duration info | first published 2015

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Over the past twenty-five years, our quest for thinness has morphed into a relentless obsession with weight and body image. In our culture, fat has become a four-letter word. As Lance Armstrong said to the wife of a former teammate, "I called you ...
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